High Point Bank Debits Rise in November Amid State Variances
High Point reported a 6 percent November gain in bank debits, keeping it near the top for the year with a 5 percent year-to-date rise. Greensboro leads with 10 percent for the year while Charlotte shows slight declines and several cities post monthly losses. Custom Hardware Co. of High Point reorganizes as a wholly owned North Carolina firm, with James F. Black as president and Horace Black as vice president.
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High Point
Raleigh
Greensboro
Charlotte
Wilmington
Asheville
Durharp
Winston-Salem
Wilson
Durham
Custom Hardware Co
North Carolina
Los Angeles
James F. Black
Horace Black
William D. Lewis
Custom Processing
Mfg. Co
Babson Forecast to Run in The Enterprise Sunday
Babson’s 1958 business outlook prepared by Roger W. Babson will appear in The Enterprise on Sunday December 22. The piece notes Babson’s international reputation and influence on readers and markets, with his institute work and media reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson
Roger W. Babson
Enterprise
Gloucester
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Babson Institute For Men
Webber College For Women
Midwest Institute of Business Administration
Eureka
Kan
Gravity Research Foundation
New
George A. Weavil
Goston, N. H
James H. Dobbins Jr
Holiday shopping optimism sweeps High Point merchants
In a 1956 survey, High Point merchants report Christmas trade improving though delayed by late Thanksgiving. Rainy weather and cold snaps affect moods, but most foresee better sales through year end. Hosiery sector weak in 1957 outlook, yet fall recovery noted. some retailers report strong inventory levels and cautious buying.
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High Point
Chamber Protest Presses for Reciprocal Switching in High Point
The Chamber petitions the ICC to maintain reciprocal switching for High Point industries as Southern Railway seeks to discontinue local switching. Leaders including R. T. Amos Jr. urge preservation to protect industrial growth and regional competitiveness. The telegram to ICC suspension board is signed by the chamber officers and Mayor Jess H. Washburn.
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C. Utilities Commission
Southern
Southern Railway System
City of
High Point
Thomasville
Denton
Chamber
Piedmont
North Carolina
R. T. Amos Jr
ICC
Beeson Hardware
Beeson
Southern Railway
Atlantic and
D. A. Rawley
F. J. Sizemore
Jess H. Washburn
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Lewis
Lewis & Holmes Motor Freight 'Corp
N. C. Motor Carriers Association
Kiwanis Club
Emerywood Country Club
String and Splinter Club
By Joe Brown
Thomasville Township
J. T. Bruton
Dewey Lyndon
Harold Lee Modlin
Richfork Acres
James Clay Kennedy
Robert Lee Burns
Emma Hayworth
Luther Black
L. F. Wheeler
Peoples Savings and Loan Assa
L. P. Braswell
L. P
Abbotts Creek Township
Marshall Grady Coe
Willie R. Hull
Elmer Proctor
Conrad Hill Township
Luzena Black
Raymond Black
Lorey Pugh
Eliston M. Younts
Lindsay Hayworth
Roosevelt
Spivey
Hardware Suasance Company AM
Mutual
Carolinas
P.O. Box
America
Jefferson Life Insurance Company
Wilbur M. Currie
Dist
Mgr
A. Leslie Andrews
C.L.U, Co
C, Hooks
P. Lee Smith
Security Bank
Southern Action
George P. Clark
Main St
Piedmont Natural Gas
Jefferson
Life Ins
Public Service N. Car
Lucky Stores
J. Sturgis May & CO
Ich Point Savings
Trust GM
Main
Member
Federal Deposit: Insurance Corporation
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